Vida Real Estate Group

TLDR: Take the jump! Be brave and educate yourself before taking yourself out of the market. I’m here to hold your hand 👋🏽

What a funny time of the year. There’s a small panic underlying all interactions: parents getting their kids ready for school, everyone else trying to soak up every last ray of sunshine and 80 degree weather. Real estate always seems to take a back burner for buyers and sellers equally.

This year specifically, the market is not exempt from this oddness. Things naturally slow this time of year, more homes on the market and fewer buyers mean we naturally see prices plateau. It’s hard to tell whether the slowing in this market is due to this natural seasonality or the general recovery of the economy from the pandemic. Considering we haven’t seen homes this early in the year see a decrease in pricing, I’m inclined to say it’s due to the economy and affordability.

Frankly, this makes for a great market for buyers which they haven’t seen in a long time! We got a blip of it last winter but by the time February came around, things sped up again. But interest rates haven’t fallen below 7.5% in so long, sellers are more open to negotiating than I’ve seen in a while.

The odd part is that buyers are too scared to step into the market. Waiving all contingencies of previous years is a much scarier situation to me so I’m left scratching my head wondering why today is so different. Not being able to afford a home is definitely a hard and scary thought. But most buyers aren’t actually in that position and most sellers are open to paying for a buyers credits to bring down their interest rates.

Take the time to educate yourself and things start getting a lot less scary. Let’s chat! I’m always happy to grab a coffee to help you understand if today is a good time to buy or sell!

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